A team of Chinese and international scientists has made a groundbreaking advancement in plant genetics by decoding the ...

By analyzing DNA from different cells in nearly 200 lines of maize plants, research led by the University of Michigan has ...

Population genomics refers to the large-scale study of genetic variation both within and between populations of organisms, ...

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by ...

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

The iconic pea plant experiments of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for the science of genetics. Now 160 years on, an ...

In the temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere, a quiet but powerful story has been unfolding for nearly 60 million ...

Inconsistent data may be hurting conservation efforts for these endangered plants, known for attracting visitors to their ...

In the rugged landscapes of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, researchers have identified a previously unknown butterfly species.

Researchers examine and trace apple DNA. Learn how the apple species trace their evolutionary roots back to Asia almost 56 million years ago.